Sleeping-car



(No Model.)

S. M. CHARLES.

SLEEPING GAR.

No. 468,493. Patented Feb 9, 1892.

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UNITED STATES SAMUEL M. CHARLES,

PAT NT OFFICE.

OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

SLEEPING-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,493, dated February9, 1892.

Application filed October 19, 1891.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. CHARLES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeping-Cars; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which1t appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in sleeping-cars; and it consistsin the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, anddefinitely pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment for sleeping-carsdesigned to assist the occupant of the upper berth in reaching andleaving the same, and also to form a base or platform on which theoccupant of the upper berth may stand while removing or replacing theirapparel, and, further, to so construct the attachment that it may bequickly applied to the furniture of the car and removed therefrom withbut little trouble. I attain this object by the construction illustratedin the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective View of a portion of the interior of a sleeping-car showingmy attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of aplatform bracket. Fig. 3 is a detail View of the socket and hook, andFig. 4 is an end elevation of a bracket.

A is the upper berth; B, the lower berth, and O the end of the seat. Onthe end of the seat is secured two or more fanciful sockets D, having asquared opening therein. These sockets are arranged permanentlyin theend of the seat and one directly above the other.

E is a bracket, having a base-bar E constructed with rectangular hooksc, engaging in the squared openings of the sockets when the device isapplied. The end of the bar E is extended down and rests on the floor ofthe car when the same is in proper position for' use. On the bar E nearits upper end is a bracket F, extending out therefrom for a considerabledistance, so that the outer end thereof will approximate a positionmidway between the center and end of the berth. On

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the upper outer edge of the bracket F is secured a platform F, whichextends slightly beyond the end of the bracket in one direction andlaterally inward beyond the sides.

This platform is of sufficient width to accommodate the feet and allowalimited movement of the same thereon, the position of the platformbeing midway between the lower and upper berth, at a point from theupper berth, substantially equal to the distance between the lower berthand the floor.

As shown in Fig. 4, the platform F is made in two parts, dividedlongitudinally and hinged together, so that the inner projecting portionmaybe folded over the other portion.

Below the bracket F and midway between the platform and floor is a stepG, secured on a bracket G, extending out from and supported by the barE. This step is arranged so that the passenger can mount the same withease and from thence step onto the platform, it being arranged on aplane directly below the inner end of the platform. The step may also bedivided, if desired, in a manner similar to that of the platform.

By the above construction it will be seen that I provide a veryconvenient device to be used by the passenger in reaching the upperberth, and also a platform upon which they may stand. hen it is desiredto remove the bracket, it is only necessary to raise the same, releasingthe hooks from the sockets, and by folding the platform the entiredevice may be stored with the bedding in the upper berth. By the squaredhooks and sockets the bracket is prevented from swinging out. It willalso be seen that a single bracket may be used for two berths, in whichinstance it is removed from the sockets and turned in the oppositedirection and again placed in the sockets.

I am aware that many minor changes in the construction and arrangementof the parts of my device can be made and substituted for those hereinshown and described without in the least departing from the nature andprinciple of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a sleeping-car, the combination, with the seat, of a removablebracket secured there- ICO to, consisting of a base and two bracket-armsof unequal lengths, a step on the lower arm, and an extended platform onthe upper arm arranged beyond the step, substantially as described.

2. In a sleeping-car, the combination, with the end of the seat, of abracket removably secured thereto, consisting of two outwardlyextendingarms, one arranged above the other, a platform on the upper arm, and astep on the lower arm, substantially as described.

3. In a sleeping-car, the combination, with a seat, of a bracket securedto the center of the end thereof, a platform on the upper outer end ofthe bracket, arranged to project beyond the seat, and a step below theplatform, substantially as described.

4:. In a. sleeping-car, the combination, with the end of the seat, ofsockets therein having i angular apertures, a bracket having angularhooks adapted to fit into said sockets, a platform on the upper outerend of the bracket,

and a step on the bracket below the platform, I

substantially as described.

5. In a platform-bracket, the combination,

with a supporting-base and means for adjustably uniting the bracket andbase, of a platform on the upper outer end of the bracket and a stepbelow the inner end of the platform and secured to the bracket,substantially as described.

6. In a bracket, the combination, with the support and means for unitingthe bracket to the support, of a platform on the upper outer end of thebracket and projecting beyond the sides thereof and a step on thebracket below the platform, substantially as described.

7. In a bracket, the combination, with a stationary support and meansfor adj ustably connecting the bracket with the support, of a dividedplatform on the upper outer end of the .jbracket and a stepon thebracket below the fiplatform, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

l SAMUEL M. CHARLES;

I'Vitnesses:

W. F. EVANS,

A. A. GRAHAM,

